Climate Change: Rapidly Warming Arctic May be Driving Shifts in Marine Mammals – Science World Report
Rapid arctic warming may be driving some major shifts in marine mammals. A new hydrophone survey of migration gateways to the Arctic shows that recent extremes has opened new waters to humpback and fin whales.
Climate change is currently driving ice into retreat. This means that new passages are opening for new animals. In fact, the potential for increasing competition between species from whales to polar bears reflects just one of many examples of how climate change is affecting marine mammals globally.
“We see winners and losers as changes accelerate, and some of the winners are likely to be those that are most adaptable and resilient to change,” said Sue Moore, one of the researchers, in a news release.
